Lunch-counter ticket



J. B. LARKIN.

LUNCH COUNTER TICKET.

APPLICATION FILED on. 29. 1921.

1 ,408, 1 O3. Patented Feb. 28, 1922.

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FIGURE 4 BY ATTORNEY JOSEPH B. LARKIN, OF PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA.

LUNCH-COUNTER TICKET.

Application filed October 29, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrii B. LARKIN, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Palo Alto, in the county of Santa Clara and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLunch-Counter Tickets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a lunch counter ticket adapted to be used inconjunction with the device set forth in my copending application,Serial No. 465056, filed April 27, 1921.

It is the object of my invention to provide a ticket of the characterindicated that not only carries desired figures in proper sequence, butalso is provided with a punching blank adjacent each figure and hasmeans formed, therein for engagement with a mechanical positioningelement. The tickets are preferably duplicated in a roll and seriallynumbered.

In the drawing,

Figure l is a plan view of the device, part broken away.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is a plan View of the tickets used in this device.

Figure a is a side elevation of the key used to punch the tickets.

Referring more particularly to the draw ing, 1 indicates a rectangularmetal case with a plurality of spaced orifices as 4 in its upper side.At 5 is a flange depending from the lower side of case l and supportinga roll of printed blanks 6, the said roll being held in position thereonby a bolt and nut as at 7 Each printed blank has a plurality of spacedrings as at 8 printed thereon in exactly the same spaced relation as theorifices in case 1, these rings being numbered consecutively as at 9from five to one-hum dred and fifty, and representing purchases of fivecents and multiples thereof up to one dollar and fifty cents. Betweeneach two printed blanks on the strip and on the perforated divisionthereof is an orifice 10 for the purpose hereinafter set forth.

Across the upper surface of case 1 are arranged two guide members 11connected by a wire 12. At 13 is shown a spring mounted on the underside of the top of case 1 and provided with pins 14 and 15 passingthrough orifices 16 and 17 into top of case 1.

In operation the strip of printed blanks Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Feb. 28, 1922.

Serial No. 511,428.

is fed through guides 11 and drawn for ward until pin 14: engagesorifice 10 in the printed strip. This is so arranged with relation tocircles 8 that when'engaged by pin 11 each circle is in alignment withone of the orifices a in case 1. If the order amounts to ten cents thewaiter takes a punch as 18 having a square end as shown, and punches outthe circle having the figure 10 there over. If another purchase is made(say twenty cents), the amount is added to the amount already punchedand the circle under the figure is punched out. If the service to thatcustomer is now finished the waiter presses down on pin 15 (over whichstrip 6 slides easily) thereby withdrawing pin lat from orifice 10, andpulls the strip along through guides 11-11 until pin 11- engages thenext orifice 10. The withdrawn portion is now torn from the balance ofthe strip along the edge of the adjacent guide 11 and handed to thecustomer who pays the highest amount punched thereon.

This device is always in view of the cus tomer who sees the total amountto be paid at the first service to him, and each addition thereto ifadditional service is rendered. The wire 12 prevents removal of thecheck before additional blanks are arranged in position. The arrangementof pins 141 and 15 provide a simple and effective means for effecting aperfect alignment of circles and orifices. The whole device is simpleand compact in form, easily operated and highly efiicient in itspractical application. The orifice 10 being formed on the perforateddivisions between the checks also render their separation easy, accurateand positive.

I claim A device of the character indicated conr prising a long strip ofpaper divided by equidistant transverse lines of perforations intosuccessive uniform sections, each section carrying two rows of parallelspaced and consecutively arranged members beginning with the numeralfive and proceeding in multiples thereof, and two rows ofcorrespondingly spaced and parallel circles indicating portions of thepaper to be punched out, a circle being arranged adjacent to eachnumber, and said strip having an orifice formed therein in each line ofperforations.

JOSEPH B. LARKIN.

